Vineet D. Email & Phone Number

Orangeburg, Ny, Us

Hanau, De

- Developed several organic vehicle systems for various generations of metallization paste products for solar cells applications- Designed an organic vehicle using essential natural oil for multiple metallization pastes. This product generated more than 50% of the revenue in photovoltaic business unit in 2015. - Designed formulations using DOE/Minitab for screen printing metallization paste for fine line printing (<30µm opening) at high printing speeds (>300mm/s)- Introduced rheology testing method to understand metallization paste behavior during screen printing- Successfully scaled up various organic vehicle formulations and paste formulations in collaboration with scale up team and transferred to mass production- Routinely interacted with customers, sales and technical service teams to understand customer needs and resolved multiple issues at customer site. Traveled internationally to resolve product issues at production line- Led meetings with teams in Japan, China and Korea to develop custom products based on requirements set by customers. Met and exceeded customer requirements in multiple products- Attended technical conferences, presented research papers/posters in US and internationally

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Conductive inkjet inksPolymer thick film paste

Mayfield Heights, Oh, Us

- Developed hybrid hermetic seals based on glass/ceramic/polymers formulations for encapsulating an electronic device to increase its overall lifetime usage (patent application filed) - Aligned the R&D facility metal paste batching process with manufacturing facility, which resulted in systematic product development - Established rheological procedures to understand viscoelastic behaviour of materials to troubleshoot coatings issues at manufacturing sites- Trained associate scientists to use room temperature and high temperature rheological methods to troubleshoot coatings issues of organic inks and pastes- Acquired extensive experience with metal, glass, and ceramic paste formulations, decoration inks, screen/stencil printing, electrostatic polymer coatings, and rheology of materials - Installed horizontal bead mill for ultrafine milling of glass and pigments in <1µm regime for application in dental fillers and inkjet inks for decoration- Explored next generation metal pastes/inks for fine line printing for application in crystalline solar cells

Lowell, Ma, Us

- Developed an aqueous based pre-dyed semiconductor coating for dye solar cells, which eliminated a processing step and organic solvent in manufacturing (patent application filed)- Synthesized, characterized and formulated metal oxide nanoparticles/nanostructures for improving the efficiency of dye solar cells - Trained associate scientists and technicians to fabricate and test prototype dye solar cells to generate data towards the development of flexible and low cost solar cells

Lowell, Ma, Us

- Reported green chemical synthesis of conducting polymers and graphene for senor applications- Developed a simple method to inkjet print carbon nanotube and graphene formulation on flexible plastic substrate for potential applications in electronic displays, sensors, and flexible electronic devices etc.- Synthesized and characterized bulk quantities of nanostructured conducting polymers (e.g. polyaniline, polythiophene, polypyrrole and PEDOT) for flexible sensor applications- Received graduate professional development award to present research at national symposium on green chemistry- Published 10 high impact peer-reviewed journal articles and received 269 citations to date

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry/Green Chemistry/Nanotechnology

Master Of Philosophy (Mphil), Chemistry

Master Of Science (Msc), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Chemistry